The Princess of Destiny
A fanfic by Sheik
Disclaimer: See chapter two of "Colossus".
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"Impa, are you all right?" I asked.
"Yes, dear, I'm fine. It's just that…."
"That what?"
"This was the last place your mother and I ever spoke. She was seated on that chair: Your rightful throne."
"What do you mean?"
Impa sighed. "It was time I told you this. Your mother was not only the Queen of Hyrule. She was the leader of the Sheikah, the Natyma."
"Does that mean that Daddy is the Natyma now?"
"No, only a Sheikah can be: even half-sheikahs.
"I think I understand. So that would make me…."
"Yes, although I have been acting as your regent. A three-year old can hardly govern a people. Yet you are no longer a child, by Hylian or Sheikan standards. You are ten years old, and that makes you a young lady. You now have two choices: to step forward and claim the position of Natyma, or you can allow me to rule a little longer, until you become a woman. Then, like it or not, you are the Natyma."
"Could you? I'm not ready to."
Impa smiled. "Of course, dear. Come on, now. We will come back here later."
Impa led me out of the house and into another building with flowers in the window. "Pick out the ones you like," she told me. "Don't worry about the cost."
I was amazed to see so many beautiful flowers indoors at the same place and time. The fragrance of them was almost overwhelming. I chose three yellow roses, two red ones, some violets, a beautiful blue flower which I could not identify, and six white lilies. "Those were your mother's favorite," said Impa of the lilies. "She would lead me all over Hyrule Field in search of them." Impa seemed to enjoy the memory. I promised myself to go with her on a lily hunt the next time I got a chance to leave the Castle.
Impa handed the flowers to the clerk, who told me to pick out some ribbon. I chose a wide red velvet one and a wide shiny gold one. "Will that be all?" The clerk asked. "Not quite," said Impa. She took three small gold necklaces from a stand: gold chains with a triforce charm on each. "We'll take these too."
Outside the shop, Impa took the three necklaces out of their packaging. She fastened one around my neck, and another around hers. The third she fastened to the ribbon that the clerk in the flower shop had bound the flowers with. It gleamed there like a gold butterfly.
"Three pieces, like the triforce: each unique, each important, all three together forever." I wondered what she was talking about.
After introducing me to some of the citizens as Siri, Impa led me south up a long path. It had the same ominous disquiet as the road to the Stair: silent, but oppressive: as if something were watching you.
"What is that? I asked. "That feeling. Are we watched?"
"Yes," said Impa. "By the Sheikah. It is their job to protect the souls and the resting-places of those who have departed from us and are now in the Sacred Domain at the heart of the Sacred Realm. It is also their job to keep intruders out of the village, as well as to control the spirits of Hyrule's evil dead, the Souls of Shadow, that still walk the earth."
"That's scary." I shivered. "What happens to the Souls of Shadow that leave this realm?"
"They remain at the heart of the Dark World, where they can never harm anyone again. It is the power of the Sage of Shadow to lead the defense against these beings. The Sage's central domain is in the Shadow Temple, which lies behind the Tomb of the Royal Family at the very back of the graveyard. The shadow temple is where the evil of Hyrule are buried. It is also where their souls are sent from this realm, but sometimes it takes a stronger solution to even hold them from the light of day."
"That's creepy."
"You feel nervous because you are only half Sheikah. Sheikah have no fear of anyone, living or dead. Such are their ways. Yet anyone else but a Sheikah would quail even at the very mentioning of this subject, let alone an explanation of it. You are lucky."
With that Impa led me into the graveyard. In neat little rows were headstones, all made out of the same white stone, and all with a triforce engraved on it as well as the person's name, dates of birth and death, and a custom engraving done by choice of the person's family.
"How do they all look so neat?" I asked.
"The headstones are replaced every now and then, out of respect for the Dearly Departed. That old stone right up there is in remembrance of all of them, and it mentions the Vigil of the Sheikah: The Mazyv. Come. It is time you saw this."
Impa led me up to a large triforce crest in front of a deep hole in the ground. Impa gasped. "Sharp!" she yelled. "Sharp the Older! Esig! Reveal yourself!" She stroked the triforce on one of the headstones beside the hole. A large poe in the shape of a middle-aged man appeared. He was about to attack Impa with his lantern when he realized who had called him.
"Ah, Lady Impa! A pleasure, to be sure. What may I help you with?"
"WHAT is THIS!?" demanded Impa, referring to the hole.
"Oh, that. A young lad no older than that one there played the Song and entered. When he emerged, he accidentally called me out and defeated me. It was then that I explained to him the magical properties of my song." (A/N: The phrase "that one there" is referring to Zelda, and "the Song" is Zelda's lullaby.)
"So he learned the Sun's Song, then? What was his name?"
"Yes, that was the one. Now what was it? I remember it was a very odd name; very odd indeed. AHA! The lad's name was Link."
"Link!" Both Impa and I exclaimed.
"Yes, Link. He left here not long ago. Said he was headed up the Trail."
"That means he was on his way to Goron City to speak with Big Brother Darunia," I mused.
"Yes," said Impa. "Sharp, make sure that Dampè fixes this."
"Yes, Lady, of course."
With that Sharp disappeared back into the ground. "Sharp the older," Impa explained. "One of the composer brothers." "Oh…" said I.
Behind the hole was a huge white marble building: the entrance to a hall of some sort (A/N: HALL, not hallWAY. Hall [n]: The castle or house of a monarch or noble). It was large, dark, and silent. Written over the door was the following inscription:
Add myra bri ccmula. Aeysa C'ammunera cnattyma najannuj cannd ha agyeba.
Add Myra bri Ccmula. Aeysa C'ammunera cnattyma najannuj cannd ha agyeba.
"That reads: 'The Hall of Souls. May Hyrule's leaders forever rest in peace.' This is where all the leaders of Hyrule are laid to rest. Including one very special Sheikah," said Impa. We entered the open doors and found ourselves in a long hallway with tall doors on either side. On either side of each were two statues: A woman upon the left and a man upon the right. All wore crowns and were smiling.
"These are the Kings and Queens of Hyrule," said Impa. "The first, here on the left, are King Rusai and Queen Uceni: the first monarchs of our great land. The second are on the right, the third on the left, and so on. Come this way."
Impa led me further and further down the hall: I cannot count how long it took to reach the end or how many tombs there were. I noticed that each door was in two halves, one upon each side: left and right. On the ground at the foot of each half was a golden triforce, and in the middle was the Phoenix of the Sacred Realm. Each of its wings was touching one of the triforces.
"Once both King and Queen are laid to rest, their tombs are sealed forever, and this mark is laid down. The Phoenix, Messenger of the Sacred Realm, unites the two in the Sacred Domain for ever and ever."
"I like that," replied. It made me happy to think of all those people reunited at last.
"We're here."
Impa stopped in front of a tomb on the left. There were two triforces, but no phoenix; two pedestals, but one statue: the statue of Shira, my mother. The pedestal read:
Shira the Heavenly
Queen of Hyrule
"The Heavenly," I mused.
"Yes. She was loved by all the people. They said she was an angel incarnated on the earth. Come with me."
Impa led me to a crevice at the left of the statue. In it were flowers, cards, and various other items. It was then that I understood.
"Would you like to?" asked Impa, handing me the bouquet. "Yes," I said, taking it gently. I smelled the flowers and stroked the pendant. I set the flowers in the crevice as the tears began to come. I missed her so much, even though I never knew her.
"Together forever, three parts united. I'll see you again, Mother. Someday."
A fanfic by Sheik
Disclaimer: See chapter two of "Colossus".
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"Impa, are you all right?" I asked.
"Yes, dear, I'm fine. It's just that…."
"That what?"
"This was the last place your mother and I ever spoke. She was seated on that chair: Your rightful throne."
"What do you mean?"
Impa sighed. "It was time I told you this. Your mother was not only the Queen of Hyrule. She was the leader of the Sheikah, the Natyma."
"Does that mean that Daddy is the Natyma now?"
"No, only a Sheikah can be: even half-sheikahs.
"I think I understand. So that would make me…."
"Yes, although I have been acting as your regent. A three-year old can hardly govern a people. Yet you are no longer a child, by Hylian or Sheikan standards. You are ten years old, and that makes you a young lady. You now have two choices: to step forward and claim the position of Natyma, or you can allow me to rule a little longer, until you become a woman. Then, like it or not, you are the Natyma."
"Could you? I'm not ready to."
Impa smiled. "Of course, dear. Come on, now. We will come back here later."
Impa led me out of the house and into another building with flowers in the window. "Pick out the ones you like," she told me. "Don't worry about the cost."
I was amazed to see so many beautiful flowers indoors at the same place and time. The fragrance of them was almost overwhelming. I chose three yellow roses, two red ones, some violets, a beautiful blue flower which I could not identify, and six white lilies. "Those were your mother's favorite," said Impa of the lilies. "She would lead me all over Hyrule Field in search of them." Impa seemed to enjoy the memory. I promised myself to go with her on a lily hunt the next time I got a chance to leave the Castle.
Impa handed the flowers to the clerk, who told me to pick out some ribbon. I chose a wide red velvet one and a wide shiny gold one. "Will that be all?" The clerk asked. "Not quite," said Impa. She took three small gold necklaces from a stand: gold chains with a triforce charm on each. "We'll take these too."
Outside the shop, Impa took the three necklaces out of their packaging. She fastened one around my neck, and another around hers. The third she fastened to the ribbon that the clerk in the flower shop had bound the flowers with. It gleamed there like a gold butterfly.
"Three pieces, like the triforce: each unique, each important, all three together forever." I wondered what she was talking about.
After introducing me to some of the citizens as Siri, Impa led me south up a long path. It had the same ominous disquiet as the road to the Stair: silent, but oppressive: as if something were watching you.
"What is that? I asked. "That feeling. Are we watched?"
"Yes," said Impa. "By the Sheikah. It is their job to protect the souls and the resting-places of those who have departed from us and are now in the Sacred Domain at the heart of the Sacred Realm. It is also their job to keep intruders out of the village, as well as to control the spirits of Hyrule's evil dead, the Souls of Shadow, that still walk the earth."
"That's scary." I shivered. "What happens to the Souls of Shadow that leave this realm?"
"They remain at the heart of the Dark World, where they can never harm anyone again. It is the power of the Sage of Shadow to lead the defense against these beings. The Sage's central domain is in the Shadow Temple, which lies behind the Tomb of the Royal Family at the very back of the graveyard. The shadow temple is where the evil of Hyrule are buried. It is also where their souls are sent from this realm, but sometimes it takes a stronger solution to even hold them from the light of day."
"That's creepy."
"You feel nervous because you are only half Sheikah. Sheikah have no fear of anyone, living or dead. Such are their ways. Yet anyone else but a Sheikah would quail even at the very mentioning of this subject, let alone an explanation of it. You are lucky."
With that Impa led me into the graveyard. In neat little rows were headstones, all made out of the same white stone, and all with a triforce engraved on it as well as the person's name, dates of birth and death, and a custom engraving done by choice of the person's family.
"How do they all look so neat?" I asked.
"The headstones are replaced every now and then, out of respect for the Dearly Departed. That old stone right up there is in remembrance of all of them, and it mentions the Vigil of the Sheikah: The Mazyv. Come. It is time you saw this."
Impa led me up to a large triforce crest in front of a deep hole in the ground. Impa gasped. "Sharp!" she yelled. "Sharp the Older! Esig! Reveal yourself!" She stroked the triforce on one of the headstones beside the hole. A large poe in the shape of a middle-aged man appeared. He was about to attack Impa with his lantern when he realized who had called him.
"Ah, Lady Impa! A pleasure, to be sure. What may I help you with?"
"WHAT is THIS!?" demanded Impa, referring to the hole.
"Oh, that. A young lad no older than that one there played the Song and entered. When he emerged, he accidentally called me out and defeated me. It was then that I explained to him the magical properties of my song." (A/N: The phrase "that one there" is referring to Zelda, and "the Song" is Zelda's lullaby.)
"So he learned the Sun's Song, then? What was his name?"
"Yes, that was the one. Now what was it? I remember it was a very odd name; very odd indeed. AHA! The lad's name was Link."
"Link!" Both Impa and I exclaimed.
"Yes, Link. He left here not long ago. Said he was headed up the Trail."
"That means he was on his way to Goron City to speak with Big Brother Darunia," I mused.
"Yes," said Impa. "Sharp, make sure that Dampè fixes this."
"Yes, Lady, of course."
With that Sharp disappeared back into the ground. "Sharp the older," Impa explained. "One of the composer brothers." "Oh…" said I.
Behind the hole was a huge white marble building: the entrance to a hall of some sort (A/N: HALL, not hallWAY. Hall [n]: The castle or house of a monarch or noble). It was large, dark, and silent. Written over the door was the following inscription:
Add myra bri ccmula. Aeysa C'ammunera cnattyma najannuj cannd ha agyeba.
Add Myra bri Ccmula. Aeysa C'ammunera cnattyma najannuj cannd ha agyeba.
"That reads: 'The Hall of Souls. May Hyrule's leaders forever rest in peace.' This is where all the leaders of Hyrule are laid to rest. Including one very special Sheikah," said Impa. We entered the open doors and found ourselves in a long hallway with tall doors on either side. On either side of each were two statues: A woman upon the left and a man upon the right. All wore crowns and were smiling.
"These are the Kings and Queens of Hyrule," said Impa. "The first, here on the left, are King Rusai and Queen Uceni: the first monarchs of our great land. The second are on the right, the third on the left, and so on. Come this way."
Impa led me further and further down the hall: I cannot count how long it took to reach the end or how many tombs there were. I noticed that each door was in two halves, one upon each side: left and right. On the ground at the foot of each half was a golden triforce, and in the middle was the Phoenix of the Sacred Realm. Each of its wings was touching one of the triforces.
"Once both King and Queen are laid to rest, their tombs are sealed forever, and this mark is laid down. The Phoenix, Messenger of the Sacred Realm, unites the two in the Sacred Domain for ever and ever."
"I like that," replied. It made me happy to think of all those people reunited at last.
"We're here."
Impa stopped in front of a tomb on the left. There were two triforces, but no phoenix; two pedestals, but one statue: the statue of Shira, my mother. The pedestal read:
Shira the Heavenly
Queen of Hyrule
"The Heavenly," I mused.
"Yes. She was loved by all the people. They said she was an angel incarnated on the earth. Come with me."
Impa led me to a crevice at the left of the statue. In it were flowers, cards, and various other items. It was then that I understood.
"Would you like to?" asked Impa, handing me the bouquet. "Yes," I said, taking it gently. I smelled the flowers and stroked the pendant. I set the flowers in the crevice as the tears began to come. I missed her so much, even though I never knew her.
"Together forever, three parts united. I'll see you again, Mother. Someday."